Address:
Brooklyn Correctional Institution
59 Hartford Road
Brooklyn, CT 06234
Phone:
860-779-4500
The tablets can be rented on a monthly basis and while not directly connected to the internet, the inmates can use them for the following activities:
Here's how it works:
Questions:
You can find information about the Brooklyn Correctional Institution’s tablet program at the top of this page. If there is no information about it, it is because they either have recently changed companies or are not yet providing this service for inmates. Call 860-779-4500 to confirm.
Inmates in jails and prisons are using tablets for all the communication services available such as video visitation, video phone calls, regular phone calls, and electronic messaging – which is like texting and email.
Tablets are also used for entertainment, such as watching movies, television shows, listening to music and reading e-books. It is also used for education, self-help information, and legal research.
No, they are not connected to the internet. All the messages, visits and programming goes through a system controlled by the company that provides the tablets, and through the jail. They control what each inmate sees. All messages are carefully screened and not delivered if the sender or the inmate violates jail policy.
For accessing visits and messages, the tablets are free to us. Each unit has many of them, all provided by the company that has contracted with the jail. Of course, the video visits and messages have a fee and those are paid for by the inmate’s family and friends who use the service.
That’s the question a lot of people ask and don’t fully understand.
The way the jail staff looks at it, is that if they can keep the inmates busy and distracted, it makes it safer for them.
Tablets also give them a certain power over controller an inmate’s behavior. For example, if an inmate knows that they will lose the privilege of having access to a tablet if they get into a fight or violate another rule or policy, they will be better behaved.
Tablets are one of the few things that make an inmate feel as though they are free, and they don’t want to lose the privilege of having access to one.
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Yes, if an inmate breaks a tablet, then they are responsible for paying for it. The money will come out of their commissary funds, so not only do they lose access to having a tablet as punishment, but they also won’t be able to purchase snacks on commissary.
Video Visitation is done using Microsoft Teams Group Chat Software.
To rent a tablet for an inmate in Tolland County follow these instructions:
For all Tolland County information on Tablet Rentals for your inmate, check out our Tablet Rental Page.
There are four ways to deposit money in an inmate's account in the Connecticut State Department of Correction:
In order to do any of these you need to know the exact name the inmate is incarcerated under, and their Inmate ID#.
If you can't find the inmate and booking number online, call the Trust Fund Office at 860-692-7670.
1. Brooklyn Correctional Institution and JPAY.
To find out fees, how to's, calling times, limits on phone calls and other systems Securus has do that you can communicate with your Tolland County inmate, check out our Inmate Phone Page.
NOTE: All of your inmate's phone calls are recorded and stored. It is advised not to discuss their pending case.
To send a text or email message to a Tolland County inmate, do the following:
Brooklyn Correctional Institution uses Securus eMessaging for Inmate Email.
Register here. (You are already registered if you signed up with Securus for 'Phone' or 'Remote Visitation' in Tolland County or any jail or prison in the country).
Steps:
1. Sign up for eMessaging
2. Find your Tolland County inmate.
3. Purchase a book of Securus ‘stamps’.
4. Type & Send message.
For all Tolland County information for sending secure messages to an inmate in Brooklyn Correctional Institution, including instructions, video examples, fees, limits, tablet rentals and more, check out out Text/Email an Inmate Page.